The bridge between Adolescence and Adulthood

THE BRIDGE BETWEEN ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD

As a child develops and grow from a baby to a much bigger baby and gradually gets into adolescence, a lot of forces ranging from peer pressure, parental “don't do this, don't do that”, zeal of the child to want to break loose and to see what it is like outside his or her home and probably school, amongst other factors may positively or negatively influence what a child do and how he or she goes about doing it. 

The adolescent stage in a child is a very delicate and crucial stage that if not probably managed might have a negative long term effect on the child's life. The adolescent stage also forms the basis from which a person's adulthood is built. Most people that turn out either good or bad in life have done one thing or the other while in the adolescent stage that has taken them to where they are now.

The kind of friends a child moves with when in the adolescent stage often dictates the type of things the child wants to do and how he or she wants to go about doing them. A bad friend often poses danger to what the child might turn out to become in the nearest future.

Over protection from parents also have their negative effect on a growing child because of the fact that a child will definitely want to break loose and most often want to do what he or she has been told not to do. Parental guidance is very much important, parents are meant to guide, direct and make their children see why they've been told not to do a particular thing and the various consequences of doing so. Educate not flog or beat or scream or shout, because that is basically the major problem with parents who just think flogging and screaming is the only way a message can be passed across to a child. Parents have the major role to be played in making sure their children graduates from someone that knows nothing into a well trained adult.

Adolescence and Adulthood; two separate stages in the life of an individual if well managed will be for the good of the person, his or her entire family and the betterment of the Nation.

Decisions should be carefully taken and supervision should be properly enforced and the end result is a well trained and fully developed adult who knows what is right and what to do at all times and has successfully crossed the bridge between Adolescence and Adulthood.